There Are Two Very Different New Steak Places to Discuss Today

And You Should Know That Only One of Them Likes Chairs

Sometimes you want it topped with bone marrow butter and served to you in a luxe townhouse...

And sometimes you just want to eat one while casually standing around.

(And if you’ve never thought about wanting to stand around eating a steak, you just might in the next
couple minutes.)

The two new places you must now know about are Greenwich Steakhouse and Ikinari Steak, and both are open now
in the West and East Village, respectively. We’re going to break them down, tale-of-the-tape-style, for
your benefit. We’ll do that now.

The PedigreeGreenwich Steakhouse: Manning the kitchen is a Smith & Wollensky vet, and taking care of
the drink situation you’ve got a Dutch Kills and Maison Premiere alum. So you’re in good hands across
the board.Ikinari Steak: Though this is their first stateside spot, these guys have more than 60
locations in Tokyo. So they’re not exactly new at this.

The SceneGS: You’ll enter an airy West Village townhouse full of white-and-mirrored walls, velvet
bar stools and crystal chandeliers. Up on the second floor, you’ll find a dining room with a sort of
cruise ship vibe. (We’re going with cruise ship vibe, at least. We blame the murals. You’ll see.)IS: Let’s get this out of the way: they have a real disregard for chairs. You’ll order
a side with a server, drop off your steak preferences at the nearby meat station and then wait at your booth
for your meat to arrive, where you will eat it, while standing.

The SustenanceGS:The quintessential raw bar, double-cut lamb chops, four-week-aged ribeyes, truffle fries...
Yeah, they really excel at the steakhouse theme.IS:Sirloins, filets and ribeyes, which you’ll order by the gram. And soup, salad and rice can
happen, if you want.

The DrinksGS: Focus on the cocktails, where they’ve got such gems as Great Kills (bourbon, cacao,
mole bitters) and bottled drinks like the Felt That (tequila, jalapeño, pear, saltwater), which they’ll
serve by the bucket if you’re with a group.IS: A few whites and reds, Sapporo, that kind of thing. The point here is to be in and out,
so there’s not much of a stress on drinks.